HB 663 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Use of Tracking Devices or Applications to Commit Dangerous Crimes

Summary

Use of Tracking Devices or Applications to Commit Dangerous Crimes; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for installation, placement, or use of tracking devices or tracking applications to commit or facilitate commission of dangerous crimes.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 663 Filed → H 663 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to broaden its scope by changing the language from tracking devices used to 'commit' dangerous crimes to those used to 'commit or facilitate the commission of' dangerous crimes, allowing for a wider range of prohibited activities. This change expands the bill's applicability to cover not just direct commission but also facilitation of dangerous crimes through tracking devices.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include facilitation of dangerous crimes in addition to direct commission.

SCOPE

Changed the bill's purpose language from 'commit dangerous crimes' to 'commit or facilitate the commission of dangerous crimes' to broaden what activities are prohibited.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill identifier from 'HB 663' to 'CS/HB 663' to reflect it is now a committee substitute version.

Changed the bill identifier from 'hb663-00' to 'hb663-01-c1' to reflect the new committee substitute status.

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

21–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 22

Mar 26, 2025

D Democratic6

6 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (21-0-1)

house

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor